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LEONOR DE LERA

Born in Madrid, of Spanish-French origin, she has been influenced by both cultures from the very beginning. She began studying the violin at the age of 6 in the Conservatorio Profesional de Música Adolfo Salazar.

During further development at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, studying with the late Mr. Yfrah Neaman, Leonor noted a marked increasing interest in early music and decided to specialise in baroque violin, studying with Ms. Rachel Podger, completing her Bachelor of Music diploma in 2004. She was awarded a scholarship to study as a Postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music, where she continued studying with Ms. Podger’s, until she graduated in 2006. She then continued to develop her skills as a baroque player with the renowned violinist Enrico Onofri.

Leonor was part of I Giovani della Montis Regalis in Italy in 2009, Le Parlement de Musique – Génération Baroque 2010, and the Orchestre Français des Jeunes Baroque 2011-2012, in France.

She has worked with orchestras and ensembles such as Accademia Bizantina, Academia Montis Regalis, Ensemble Elyma, L’Arpeggiata, Cappella Mediterranea, Capriccio Stravagante, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, Los Mvsicos de sv Alteza, Euskalbarrokensemble; and under the direction of Enrico Onofri, Gabriel Garrido, Stefano Montanari, Alessandro di Marchi, Reinhard Goebel, Skip Sempé, Christina Pluhar, Leonardo García Alarcón, Martin Gester and Laurence Cummings, among others.

Leonor specializes in early 17th century music and is the founder, artistic director and violinist of the early music ensemble L’Estro d’Orfeo.